It seems like forever that we have been trying to improve the public schools in America, and, closer to home, in New York state. It is time to be honest with the people our schools serve—we have failed in our...

VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little...

Recently, Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled yet another of his self-aggrandizing new programs that will provide scholarships for college graduates to pursue master’s degrees in education to help rectify the teacher shortage...

All of the recent media coverage has once again brought sexual assault to the forefront of our collective minds. We have so many questions, but as parents, the huge one we can’t shake is this: How could...

It’s back to school time again! It always comes around too soon every year. I am sending an adopted kindergartener to school for the first time, so I am testing all the waters this year. Wish me luck! I am not...

“Exercise is done against one’s wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse.” — George Sheehan Recently, I pulled a muscle in my back, and each time my brain tries to order my torso to twist,...

Every Veterans Day, the nation honors the brave men and women who risk their lives to protect our country and the freedoms we cherish. Social Security honors veterans and active duty members of the military every...

Pathway to Wisdom – Achieving a Balanced Life in the Sacred Circle: “To stay on the Good Red Road is not always easy. But to stray from its path brings obstacles in the journey of life which are harmful to...

ALBANY — Billboard chart-topping contemporary jazz artist Lindsey Webster will play at the Madison Theater on Saturday, Dec. 10 in Albany. The Woodstock native is currently supporting her third album “Back to...

Allison Hepfer, a kindergarten and first-grade teacher at Hamagrael Elementary School, was presented with a “makerspace” prize pack worth $4,300 at her school on Wednesday, Dec. 7. Hepfer, who signed...

COLONIE— Colonie Senior Services Center has donated one of its passenger buses to the Town of Guilderland’s Department of Senior Services. The bus, a 2008, 10 passenger vehicle, will be used to transport...

ALBANY — Billboard chart-topping contemporary jazz artist Lindsey Webster will play at the Madison Theater on Saturday, Dec. 10 in Albany. The Woodstock native is currently supporting her third album "Back to Your Heart," released through Shanachie Records last month. It is the follow-up to her 2015 release "You Change," which produced her No. 1 hit single, "Fool Me Once." The single sat at No. [ 79 more words ]

ALBANY — Billboard chart-topping contemporary jazz artist Lindsey Webster will play at the Madison Theater on Saturday, Dec. 10 in Albany. The Woodstock native is currently supporting her third album "Back to Your Heart," released through Shanachie Records last month. It is the follow-up to her 2015 release "You Change," which produced her No. 1 hit single, "Fool Me Once." The single sat at No. [ 79 more words ]

The Spot518 is on the streets. Love Riot to hit the Palace Theatre, interview with Mike Gordon, holidays with Proctors, Babes in Troyland! And much more! Pick up a copy or check us out online at www.t...

In 1966 bluegrass legends Del McCoury and David Grisman played their first gig together in Troy, NY at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. On Dec. 10, 2016 they will return to RPI to celebrate 50 ye...